I have two sets of R3S04 slicks that I'd like to use up. The rubber is harder than hell. Will a traction compound help me out? what do you guys recommend?
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Break out the VHT.
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this is for open track days btwComment
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VHT will soften them up. But my experience is when they finally reach end of life, it will be quick and without warning.Comment
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Don't bother with the S04's they suck ass anyways. Just eat them up and get a better tire.
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Any formerly soft but heat cycled out tire will get warm and stick eventually. I'd be sure to have equally old tires front and back....And either treat them exactly the same or not at all.sigpic
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they will get you around the track, but they will not become what you'd expect. i deal a LOT with old tires and once they get hard, they are trash. you can use vht, it will help them out a little, but yeah, be careful since its just two of them... otherwise, go for itComment
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I've used VHT on some old BFG R1s. They were good for an autocross, we got some more life out of them, but they don't compare to new tires. If you don't mind giving up some traction and times, its a good band aid instead of replacing old tires.Comment
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Using softener on old tires is pretty much a waste unless you need to be fast for about 2 or 3 minutes. I had a lot of experience softening tires in the 80's running circle track cars. Rules specifying minimum durometer numbers were in introduced to stop cheating with spec tires. We used army blankets covered with heavy plastic duct taped to the tread area. 8-10 hours would lower the number 15 to 20 points. That 8 to 10 hours was usually spent in a motel room with four wheels and tires hanging from a shower curtain rod over the bathtub.The bad side is that they last about two thirds the time of an untreated tire and go away rather quickly. They would lower lap times by up to half a second on a half mile track.
The really hard core racers are easy to spot at the track. They swarm the tire trailer when it fist gets there with a durometer and tire tape. New tires - as in not used before - can vary by up to ten durometer numbers and can be a year old or more.
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